Norway Chess is an annual closed chess tournament, typically taking place in the May to June time period every year. The first edition took place in the Stavanger, Norway, from 7 to 18 May 2013. The 2013 tournament had ten participants, including seven of the ten highest rated players in the world per the May 2013 FIDE World Rankings.[1] It was won by Sergey Karjakin, with Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura tied for second place.[2] Norway Chess 2015 took place in mid-June 2015 and was a part of the inaugural Grand Chess Tour. The tournament has since decided to withdraw from the Grand Chess Tour.[3]

In 2025, Norway Chess announced they were developing the Total Chess World Championship Tour, with the approval of FIDE. Total Chess World Championship 2026 will be the first Total Chess World Championship event. It will be held in Norway on 15 October 2026.[4][5]

In 2026, it was held in Oslo instead of Stavanger from May 25 to June 5. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu from India won the open section and Bibisara Assaubayeva from Kazakhstan won the women's section. [6]

Winners

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Open section

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#YearWinner (classical)Winner (blitz)
12013 Sergey Karjakin (Russia) Sergey Karjakin (Russia)
22014 Sergey Karjakin (Russia) Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
32015 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)[7]
42016 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
52017 Levon Aronian (Armenia) Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
62018 Fabiano Caruana (United States) Wesley So (United States)
72019 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)
82020 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
92021 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
102022 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) Wesley So (United States)
112023 Hikaru Nakamura (United States) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)
122024 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
132025 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
142026 R Praggnanandhaa (India)

Women's section

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#YearWinner (classical)
12024 Ju Wenjun (China)
22025 Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine)
32026 Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan)

2013

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The 2013 tournament started with a blitz round played at the University of Stavanger on 7 May 2013. Rounds 1-3, 5-6, and 8 were played at Hotel Residence, Sandnes. Round 4 was played at Aarbakke factory in Bryne, and round 8 was played on the island Sør-Hidle in Strand Municipality. The final round 9 was played in Stavanger Concert Hall on 18 May 2013.[8] In addition to the super tournament, there was a local school tournament and a celebrity tournament.[9] Partly parallel to the tournament, Stavanger Open NGP 2013 was arranged by Stavanger Chess Club from 8 to 12 May. Games were streamed live with Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam and Simen Agdestein as commentators.[10]

The tournament was arranged by the foundation Norway Chess, with economic support from local businesses and municipalities within the Rogaland county. The cost of the arrangement was predicted to be about 5 million Norwegian kroner (approximately 672,000 euro),[11] of which about half was for prizes for the participants.[12] The organizers planned to make the tournament a yearly event.[12]

Vladimir Kramnik was originally among the expected participants, but in April 2013 it was announced that he had withdrawn and was replaced with Peter Svidler.[13]

Blitz tournament

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On 7 May 2013, a blitz tournament was played to decide the play order for the main tournament.[14] According to the regulations, the winner of the blitz tournament had the right to choose the number in the table by his own, and Sergey Karjakin chose to be fifth in the main tournament table.[15]

1st Supreme Masters Blitz, 7 May 2013, Sandnes, Rogaland county, Norway[16]
PlayerBlitz rating12345678910PointsBlackWBSB
1 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2873 Does not appear1010111½1
2 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2856 0Does not appear½1101½1165
3 Viswanathan Anand (India)2783 1½Does not appear011011½64226.00
4 Hikaru Nakamura (USA)2844 001Does not appear½½111164121.25
5 Peter Svidler (Russia)2757 100½Does not appear11011
6 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)2755 010½0Does not appear½1115
7 Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway)2608 00100½Does not appear1½½
8 Wang Hao (China)2698 0½00100Does not appear½13
9 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2817 ½00000½½Does not appear1
10 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2666 00½0000½0Does not appear1

Second, third and fourth place were decided by tiebreakers: Carlsen on most games with black pieces; Anand with two victories with black against Nakamura's one victory.[14]

Classical tournament

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1st Supreme Masters, 8–18 May 2013, SandnesBryneSør-HidleStavanger, Norway, Cat. XXI (2766)[17]
PlayerRating12345678910PointsSBTPR
1 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2767 0101½1½1162891
2 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2868 1Does not appear½½½½0½1122.752835
3 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)2775 0½Does not appear½011½1121.252845
4 Peter Svidler (Russia)2769 1½½Does not appear½½0½½1521.502809
5 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2813 0½1½Does not appear½½½½1520.502804
6 Viswanathan Anand (India)2783 ½½0½½Does not appear0111519.252807
7 Wang Hao (China)2743 0101½1Does not appear½½02769
8 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2793 ½½½½½0½Does not appear½½42720
9 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)2745 000½½0½½Does not appear132643
10 Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway)2608 0000001½0Does not appear2511

The tiebreakers were: Sonneborn–Berger score, most wins, most wins with black.[18] In case of a tie for first place, a two-game blitz match (or blitz tournament) and an armageddon game were scheduled.[19]

2014

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The second edition took place from 2 to 13 June 2014. The ten participants were Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov, Fabiano Caruana, Alexander Grischuk, Sergey Karjakin, Peter Svidler, Anish Giri and Simen Agdestein.[20] Agdestein qualified by defeating Jon Ludvig Hammer in a rapid match that took place from 26 to 27 April 2014.[21]

Blitz tournament

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On 2 June 2014, a blitz tournament was played to decide the play order for the main tournament.[22]

2nd Norway Chess Blitz, 2 June 2014, Flor og Fjære, Sør-Hidle, Norway[23]
PlayerBlitz rating12345678910PointsBlackWB
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2837 Does not appear½1½11½111
2 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2863 ½Does not appear0½111½11
3 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2866 01Does not appear0½011115
4 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)2801 ½½1Does not appear½011½½4
5 Peter Svidler (Russia)2757 00½½Does not appear101115
6 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2755 00110Does not appear10½1
7 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2782 ½00010Does not appear½½151
8 Fabiano Caruana (Italy)2697 0½0001½Does not appear½150
9 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2666 000½0½½½Does not appear02
10 Simen Agdestein (Norway)2577 000½00001Does not appear

The places 3, 4, 7 and 8 were decided by tiebreakers: Karjakin on most games with black pieces, Kramnik with one victory with black against Caruana's zero victories.[22]

Classical tournament

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2nd Unibet Norway Chess, 3–14 June 2014, Stavanger, Norway, Category XXI (2774)[24]
PlayerRating12345678910PointsSBWinsTPR
1 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2771 ½11½0½11½62899
2 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2881 ½Does not appear½½½1½½½12841
3 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)2792 0½Does not appear011½½1½52814
4 Fabiano Caruana (Italy)2791 0½1Does not appear½½1½0½19.752771
5 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2772 ½½0½Does not appear½½01119.502774
6 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2815 100½½Does not appear½½½½418.2512726
7 Peter Svidler (Russia)2753 ½½½0½½Does not appear½½½418.2502733
8 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2752 0½½½1½½Does not appear0½417.752733
9 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2783 0½010½½1Does not appear½417.002729
10 Simen Agdestein (Norway)2628 ½0½½0½½½½Does not appear2710

The tiebreakers were: Sonneborn–Berger score, most wins, most wins with black.[25] In case of a tie for first place, a two-game blitz match (or blitz tournament) and an armageddon game were scheduled.

2015

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The third edition of the tournament took place from 15 to 26 June 2015. This was the first tournament of a three tournament series in the inaugural Grand Chess Tour, where participants accumulated as many points as possible over the three tournaments for prizes in the overall tour. The players were Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Levon Aronian, Veselin Topalov, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Alexander Grischuk, Anish Giri, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Jon Ludvig Hammer. Jon Ludvig Hammer was not invited to the overall Grand Chess Tour; however, he qualified for the 10th spot in the tournament by winning the Enter Card Scandinavian Masters Tournament in May 2015.[26]

Wildcard qualifier

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Jon Ludvig Hammer won the event to qualify as the wildcard for the main tournament.[27]

PlayerClassicalRapidTotal
Points
Rating123456Points Rating123456Points
1 GM Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway) 2665Does not appear112228 2578Does not appear1½½11412
2 GM Laurent Fressinet (France) 27121Does not appear21228 27070Does not appear½½11311
3 IM Aryan Tari (Norway) 252010Does not appear1114 2442½½Does not appear½11
4 GM Nils Grandelius (Sweden) 2623011Does not appear215 2623½½½Does not appear00
5 GM Curt Hansen (Denmark) 26210010Does not appear23 26210001Does not appear½
6 GM Simen Agdestein (Norway) 262000110Does not appear2 25750001½Does not appear

Blitz tournament

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On 15 June 2015, a blitz tournament was played to decide the play order for the main tournament. It was won by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France.[28]

3rd Norway Chess Blitz, 15 June 2015, Stavanger, Norway[29]
PlayerBlitz rating12345678910PointsBlackWinsBlack wins
1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)2826 Does not appear0½1½1½111
2 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)2883 1Does not appear½0½101116
3 Viswanathan Anand (India)2767 ½½Does not appear0011½11543
4 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2933 011Does not appear½½01½1542
5 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2771 ½½1½Does not appear0½½114
6 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2816 000½1Does not appear½1115
7 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)2839 ½101½½Does not appear00½4
8 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2641 00½0½01Does not appear013
9 Fabiano Caruana (Italy)2679 000½0011Does not appear0
10 Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway)2648 000000½01Does not appear

Classical tournament

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3rd Norway Chess, 16–25 June 2015, Stavanger, Norway, Category XXII (2782)[30]
PlayerRating12345678910PointsWinsH2HSBTPR
1 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2798 ½½0½111112946
2 Viswanathan Anand (India)2804 ½Does not appear½½½11½½163½24.752904
3 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)2802 ½½Does not appear½1½½½1163½24.502904
4 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2773 1½½Does not appear½½½1½½2862
5 Fabiano Caruana (Italy)2805 ½½0½Does not appear½1½0½41½17.752736
6 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)2723 00½½½Does not appear½½1½41½15.752745
7 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2876 00½½0½Does not appear11022691
8 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)2781 0½½0½½0Does not appear½112702
9 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2780 0½0½100½Does not appear½31½13.002657
10 Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway)2677 000½½½10½Does not appear31½11.752668

The tiebreakers were: most wins, direct encounter, Sonneborn–Berger system, extended Koya system.[31]

2016

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The fourth Norway Chess Tournament took place from 18 to 30 April 2016 with a new title sponsor, Altibox.[32] The tournament withdrew from the Grand Chess Tour in early January 2016 citing differences on the future of chess supertournaments and tournament sponsorship.[3]

The players were initially announced as Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Anish Giri, Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Veselin Topalov, Sergey Karjakin, Pavel Eljanov, Pentala Harikrishna, and a wildcard to be determined in a qualifying tournament.[33]

On 6 April, Karjakin decided not to play in the tournament.[34] His spot was taken by Li Chao.

Wild card qualifier

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A qualifying tournament took place from 23 to 26 March 2016. It was a double round robin consisting of two stages: the first leg was played with a classical time control and 3–1–0 scoring system; the second leg was played with a rapid time control and 2–1–0 scoring system.[35][36] It was won by Nils Grandelius.

PlayerClassicalRapidTotal
Points
Rating1234PointsRating1234Points
1 Nils Grandelius (Sweden) 2646Does not appear3137 2598Does not appear221512
2 Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway) 27010Does not appear336 26200Does not appear0228
3 Hou Yifan (China) 266710Does not appear12 262502Does not appear246
4 Aryan Tari (Norway) 2553001Does not appear1 2532100Does not appear12

Blitz tournament

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On 18 April 2016, a blitz tournament was conducted to determine the pairings in the tournament. The top 5 finishers in the blitz tournament earned an extra white game in the tournament.

The following is the final crosstable of the event (obtained from chess.com). Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vladimir Kramnik, and Levon Aronian finished in the top 5 and, thus, earned their extra white game.

4th Altibox Norway Chess Blitz, 18 April 2016, Stavanger, Norway[37]
PlayerBlitz rating12345678910PointsSBTPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2890 Does not appear011111½113040
2 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2793 1Does not appear0½½1½1112933
3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)2872 01Does not appear½½10111623.252888
4 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2817 0½½Does not appear½11½11621.752886
5 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2814 0½½½Does not appear1½½½½2769
6 Pentala Harikrishna (India)2774 00000Does not appear111142733
7 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2647 0½10½0Does not appear½0½32652
8 Nils Grandelius (Sweden)2604 ½00½½0½Does not appear½011.752618
9 Li Chao (China)2633 0000½01½Does not appear½7.752606
10 Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine)2679 0000½0½1½Does not appear7.502605

Classical tournament

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4th Altibox Norway Chess, 19–30 April 2016, Stavanger, Norway, Category XXI (2770)[38]
PlayerRating12345678910PointsSBTPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2851 0½½1½1½1162886
2 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2784 1Does not appear½½½½½½1½2848
3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)2788 ½½Does not appear½½½½1½½522.002811
4 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2754 ½½½Does not appear½½½½½1521.252814
5 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2801 0½½½Does not appear½1½½1520.252809
6 Li Chao (China)2755 ½½½½½Does not appear0½1½19.502771
7 Pentala Harikrishna (India)2763 0½½½01Does not appear1½½19.002770
8 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2790 ½½0½½½0Does not appear1½42724
9 Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine)2765 00½½½0½0Does not appear132645
10 Nils Grandelius (Sweden)2649 0½½00½½½0Does not appear2617

2017

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The fifth Norway Chess tournament was held between 6–16 June 2017. The tournament involved all ten of the world's best players by rating (at the time of announcement) and had an average Elo rating of 2797. As a result, it was billed as the strongest chess tournament in history by Altibox, its sponsor.[39] However, by the time the tournament was held two players had dropped out of the top ten (Karjakin and Giri; their replacements Mamedyarov and Ding Liren did not play).[40] It was also not the tournament with the highest-ever rating average; the 2014 Zurich Chess Challenge and the 2014 Sinquefield Cup had average ratings of 2801 and 2802, respectively.[41]

Blitz tournament

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On 5 June 2017, a Blitz tournament was conducted to determine the pairings in the tournament. The top 5 finishers in the blitz tournament earned an extra white game in the tournament. Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Vladimir Kramnik finished in the top 5 and earned their extra white game.

5th Altibox Norway Chess Blitz, 5 June 2017, Stavanger, Norway[42]
PlayerBlitz rating12345678910PointsSBTPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2914 Does not appear½11½1½1113066
2 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)2865 ½Does not appear½½½0½1112879
3 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2753 0½Does not appear½½1½1½12878
4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)2825 0½½Does not appear10110152840
5 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2744 ½½½0Does not appear11½0½20.502796
6 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2791 01010Does not appear½01117.002799
7 Viswanathan Anand (India)2766 ½½½00½Does not appear½1½417.252755
8 Wesley So (United States)2791 0000½1½Does not appear11413.252753
9 Fabiano Caruana (United States)2800 00½11000Does not appear½32606
10 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2776 0000½0½0½Does not appear2527

Classical tournament

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5th Altibox Norway Chess, 6–17 June 2017, Stavanger, Norway, Category XXII (2797)[43]
PlayerRating12345678910PointsSBTPR
1 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2793 ½1½½½½½1162918
2 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)2785 ½Does not appear½0½11½½½522.002837
3 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2808 0½Does not appear½½1011½521.252834
4 Fabiano Caruana (United States)2808 ½1½Does not appear½½½0½½20.752796
5 Wesley So (United States)2812 ½½½½Does not appear½½½½½20.252796
6 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2771 ½00½½Does not appear11½½19.252800
7 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)2796 ½01½½0Does not appear½½½418.252759
8 Viswanathan Anand (India)2786 ½½01½0½Does not appear½½418.002760
9 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2832 0½0½½½½½Does not appear1416.752755
10 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2781 0½½½½½½½0Does not appear2721

2018

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Blitz tournament

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The blitz tournament was played on 27 May 2018. The winner of the blitz tournament chose his number in the main tournament. Number 2 got the highest available number, and number 3 the second highest, and so on.[44]

6th Altibox Norway Chess Blitz, 27 May 2018, Stavanger, Norway[45]
PlayerBlitz rating12345678910PointsSB
1 Wesley So (United States)2824 Does not appear½½01½11½16
2 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)2869 ½Does not appear½½½½½11½23.00
3 Viswanathan Anand (India)2784 ½½Does not appear½½10½1122.75
4 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2965 1½½Does not appear½½1½0½5
5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2730 0½½½Does not appear1100120.00
6 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)2839 ½½0½0Does not appear1½1½19.00
7 Fabiano Caruana (United States)2814 0½1000Does not appear11117.75
8 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2838 00½½1½0Does not appear10
9 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2843 ½0011000Does not appear½314.00
10 Ding Liren (China)2793 0½0½0½01½Does not appear312.50

Classical tournament

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6th Altibox Norway Chess, 28 May – 7 June 2018, Stavanger, Norway, Category XXII (2791)[46]
PlayerRating12345678910PointsSBTPR
1 Fabiano Caruana (United States)2822 0½11½½½152882
2 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2843 1Does not appear½½01½½½18.252827
3 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)2769 ½½Does not appear½½½½½1½17.252836
4 Viswanathan Anand (India)2760 0½½Does not appear½½½11½16.252837
5 Wesley So (United States)2778 01½½Does not appear½½½½415.752792
6 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2764 ½0½½½Does not appear1½½415.502794
7 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2808 ½½½½½0Does not appear½½2746
8 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)2789 ½½½0½½½Does not appear0½312.752711
9 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2782 0½00½½½1Does not appear311.002705
N/a Ding Liren (China)2791 ½½½Does not appearN/a2773

On 31 May 2018, Ding Liren fractured his hip bone in a bicycle accident and underwent surgery the next morning. It was announced on 2 June that Ding had withdrawn from the tournament. Due to him having played less than half the rounds, the three draws (against Nakamura, Vachier-Lagrave and Anand) that he had played in rounds 1–3 were discounted for tournament purposes, and counted only for rating purposes.[47]

2019

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Blitz tournament

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7th Altibox Norway Chess Blitz, 3 June 2019, Stavanger, Norway[48]
PlayerBlitz rating12345678910PointsSBWinsTPR
1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)2921 Does not appear1111110½13057
2 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2827 0Does not appear1½½11½½1623.752912
3 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2923 00Does not appear1½1½111621.502899
4 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2757 0½0Does not appear0111½152828
5 Ding Liren (China)2773 0½½1Does not appear01½½½2781
6 Yu Yangyi (China)2705 00001Does not appear½11012.2532709
7 Wesley So (United States)2759 00½00½Does not appear1½112.2522707
8 Fabiano Caruana (United States)2804 1½00½00Does not appear10315.752655
9 Viswanathan Anand (India)2747 ½½0½½0½0Does not appear½314.752661
10 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)2750 0000½101½Does not appear310.252660

Classical tournament

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The tournament regulations for the classical tournament were different than other tournaments. Players were awarded 2 points for a win, and 0 points for a loss. In the case of draws, the players would move on to an Armageddon game, with 10 minutes for white and 7 minutes for black, with black having draw odds. Players were awarded 1½ points for a draw and an Armageddon win, and ½ a point for a draw and an Armageddon loss.[49][50]

7th Altibox Norway Chess, 4–15 June 2019, Stavanger, Norway, Category XXII (2784)[51][52]
PlayerRating12345678910PointsSBTPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2875Does not appear2½213½2854
2 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2752½Does not appear0½210½48.002787
3 Yu Yangyi (China)27380½Does not appear02210½45.502789
4 Fabiano Caruana (United States)28192½Does not appear½02½1045.502823
5 Wesley So (United States)2754½½2Does not appear½½1039.502830
6 Ding Liren (China)2805½½½2Does not appear½½2½2861
7 Viswanathan Anand (India)2767½½½½Does not appear0832.002743
8 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)2779½½0½½Does not appear830.002741
9 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2774½00½02½Does not appear½18.002705
10 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)27750½0½½½½Does not appear14.002705

2020

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The performance rating is based on classical games only. As with 2019, an Armageddon game was to follow if the main classical game ended in a draw. The points system was altered to award 3 points for a win, 0 points for a loss, 1½ points for a draw and an Armageddon win and 1 point for a draw and an Armageddon loss.

8th Norway Chess, 5–16 October 2020, Stavanger, Norway, Category XXI (2763)[53]
PlayerRating123456PointsTPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)28631½ 31½ 03 1½0 33 319½2853
2 Alireza Firouzja (FIDE)27281 0Does not appear1½ 1½1½ 13 33 318½2880
3 Levon Aronian (Armenia)27671 31 1Does not appear3 03 13 1½17½2872
4 Fabiano Caruana (United States)28280 11 1½0 3Does not appear3 1½3 1½15½2786
5 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland)27573 00 00 1½0 1Does not appear1 32654
6 Aryan Tari (Norway)26330 00 00 10 11½ 0Does not appear2493

2021

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9th Norway Chess, 7–18 September 2021, Stavanger, Norway, Category XXI (2760)[54]
PlayerRating123456PointsTPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)28551½ 31½ 31½ 1½ 0 31½ 319½2852
2 Alireza Firouzja (France)27541 0Does not appear0 31 31 33 3182874
3 Richárd Rapport (Hungary)27601 03 0Does not appear 1 11½ 33 316½2834
4 Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia)27921 11½ 01½ 1½Does not appear3 11½ 0 122717
5 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)27583 01½ 01 00 1½Does not appear 1½ 1½102649
6 Aryan Tari (Norway)26421 00 0 0 01 31 1Does not appear72634

2022

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Blitz tournament

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10th Norway Chess Blitz, 30 May 2022, Stavanger, Norway
PlayerRating12345678910PointsSBH2HWins
1 Wesley So (United States)2814Does not appear1½½½11101
2 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)28320Does not appear½0½1111½
3 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2766½½Does not appear1½½0110522.251
4 Viswanathan Anand (India)2758½10Does not appear½101½½522.250
5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2778½½½½Does not appear011½½521.50
6 Aryan Tari (Norway)256700½01Does not appear1011
7 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)2813001100Does not appear0114
8 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)26670000011Does not appear1½
9 Wang Hao (China)2712100½½000Does not appear1314.501
10 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)27050½1½½00½0Does not appear314.500

Classical tournament

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Seeding was based on a blitz tournament played before the classical event. A classical win was worth 3 points and a loss 0 points. If the classical game was drawn, an armageddon game was played, with the same colours as the classical game. The player who won the armageddon game received 1½ points and the loser 1 point.

10th Norway Chess, 31 May  11 June 2022, Stavanger, Norway, Category XXI (2754)[55]
PlayerRating12345678910PointsSBTPR
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2864Does not appear31131316½2865
2 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)27700Does not appear3131315½2833
3 Viswanathan Anand (India)27510Does not appear31314½2794
4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)275010Does not appear331142794
5 Wesley So (United States)276610Does not appear1312½2752
6 Anish Giri (Netherlands)276100111Does not appear33122753
7 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)273011011Does not appear12717
8 Aryan Tari (Norway)2654110101Does not appear132725
9 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)275301001Does not appear82630
10 Wang Hao (China)274410111101Does not appear2631

2023

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Blitz tournament

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11th Norway Chess Blitz, 29 May 2023, Stavanger, Norway
PlayerRating12345678910PointsH2HSBWins
1 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)2683Does not appear½½11001116
2 Alireza Firouzja (France)2904½Does not appear100½½1111
3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2704½0Does not appear1½01½110
4 Fabiano Caruana (United States)2837010Does not appear½10½115
5 Wesley So (United States)274901½½Does not appear½½½½151
6 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)28851½10½Does not appear0½1½5½
7 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)28521½01½1Does not appear½00
8 Anish Giri (Netherlands)280700½½½½½Does not appear10
9 Aryan Tari (Norway)25710000½010Does not appear11
10 Gukesh Dommaraju (India)262900000½110Does not appear0

Classical tournament

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Seeding was based on a blitz tournament played before the classical event. A classical win was worth 3 points and a loss 0 points. If the classical game was drawn, an armageddon game was played, with the same colours as the classical game. The player who won the armageddon game received 1½ points and the loser 1 point.[56]

11th Norway Chess, 30 May – 9 June 2023, Stavanger, Norway, Category XXI (2755)
PlayerRating12345678910PointsTPR
1 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)2775Does not appear33111316½2827
2 Fabiano Caruana (United States)27640Does not appear130333162794
3 Gukesh Dommaraju (India)27320Does not appear13314½2798
4 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2768111Does not appear13132794
5 Wesley So (United States)2760111Does not appear11312½2795
6 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)28530Does not appear111½2744
7 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2738131111Does not appear0112757
8 Alireza Firouzja (France)2785100113Does not appear3010½2711
9 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)2731011010Does not appear392676
10 Aryan Tari (Norway)2642000011130Does not appear62599

2024

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Classical tournament

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In parallel with the open tournament, an inaugural women-only version was held, with an equal prize fund given for the open and women's tournament.[57] A classical win was worth 3 points and a loss 0 points. If the classical game was drawn, an armageddon game (white with 10 minutes, black with 7 minutes and draw odds[58]) was played, with the same colours as the classical game. The player who won the armageddon game received 1½ points and the loser 1 point. The open section of the tournament was won by Magnus Carlsen, whilst Ju Wenjun won the women's section of the event.[58][59]

Open Section

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12th Norway Chess, 29 May – 7 June 2024, Stavanger, Norway, Category XXII (2779)
PlayerRating123456Points
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2830Does not appear1½ 10 1½3 1½3 1½1½ 317½
2 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)27941 1½Does not appear3 11½ 11½ 13 115½
3 R Praggnanandhaa (India)27473 10 1½Does not appear1½ 13 11 1½14½
4 Alireza Firouzja (France)27370 11 1½1½ 1Does not appear1½ 1½3 1½13½
5 Fabiano Caruana (United States)28050 11 1½0 1½1 1Does not appear3 1½11½
6 Ding Liren (China)27621 00 1½1½ 10 10 1Does not appear7

Women's Section

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1st Norway Chess Women, 29 May – 7 June 2024, Stavanger, Norway, Category IX (2466)
PlayerRating123456Points
1 Ju Wenjun (China)2559Does not appear1½ 13 1½1½ 31½ 1½3 1½19
2 Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine)25051½ 1Does not appear1 1½1 11½ 33 1½16
3 Lei Tingjie (China)25481 01 1½Does not appear3 13 11½ 1½14½
4 Vaishali Rameshbabu (India)24890 11½ 1½1½ 0Does not appear3 01 312½
5 Koneru Humpy (India)25451 10 11½ 03 0Does not appear1 1½10
6 Pia Cramling (Sweden)24491 01 01 11 1½0 1½Does not appear8

2025

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Open Section

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13th Norway Chess, 26 May – 6 June 2025, Stavanger, Norway, Category XXII (2790.7)
PlayerRating123456PointsCircuit
1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2837 Does not appear 3 1½ 3 0 1½ 1 3 1 1 1 16 28.78
2 Fabiano Caruana (United States)2776 1 0 Does not appear 3 1 0 1½ 3 0 3 3 15½ 20.93
3 Gukesh Dommaraju (India)2787 3 0 1½ 0 Does not appear 3 0 3 0 3 1 14½
4 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)2804 1½ 1 1 3 3 0 Does not appear 1½ 1 1 1 14
5 Arjun Erigaisi (India)2782 1½ 0 3 0 3 0 1 1½ Does not appear 1½ 1½ 13
6 Wei Yi (China)2758 1½ 1½ 0 0 1½ 0 1½ 1½ 1 1 Does not appear

Women's Section

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2nd Norway Chess Women, 26 May – 6 June 2025, Stavanger, Norway, Category XI (2520.8)
PlayerRating123456Points
1 Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine)2526 Does not appear 1½ 1½ 3 1½ 1 3 1 1 1½ 1½ 16½
2 Lei Tingjie (China)2552 1 1 Does not appear 3 1 1½ 1 3 1½ 0 3 16
3 Koneru Humpy (India)2543 1 0 1½ 0 Does not appear 1½ 1 3 1 3 3 15
4 Ju Wenjun (China)2580 0 1½ 1½ 1 1½ 1 Does not appear 1½ 1 3 1½ 13½
5 Vaishali Rameshbabu (India)2475 1½ 1½ 1 0 1½ 0 1½ 1 Does not appear 0 3 11
6 Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (Spain)2449 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 Does not appear 9

2026

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Open Section

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14th Norway Chess, 25 May – 5 June 2026, Oslo, Norway, Category XXI (2762.8)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points Circuit
1  R Praggnanandhaa (India) 2733 Does not appear 1½ 0 3 0 3 3 3 1½ 0 3 18 26.02
2  Wesley So (United States) 2754 3 1 Does not appear 1½ 1½ 1½ 3 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 17 18.92
3  Alireza Firouzja (France) 2759 3 0 1 1 Does not appear 3 0 1½ 1½ 3 1½ 15½
4  Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2840 0 0 0 1 3 0 Does not appear 1½ 1½ 3 3 13
5  Vincent Keymer (Germany) 2759 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 Does not appear 3 1 11
6  Gukesh Dommaraju (India) 2732 0 3 1½ 1 1 0 0 0 1½ 0 Does not appear 8

Women's Section

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3rd Norway Chess Women, 25 May – 5 June 2026, Oslo, Norway, Category XII (2531.5)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points Circuit
1  Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan) 2527 Does not appear 3 1½ 1 1 1½ 0 1 3 1½ 3 16½ 29.70
2  Zhu Jiner (China) 2546 1 0 Does not appear 1½ 1½ 3 1½ 0 3 3 1½ 16 21.60
3  Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine) 2522 1½ 1½ 1 1 Does not appear 1½ 1½ 3 1½ 1 1½ 15
4  Ju Wenjun (China) 2559 3 1 1 0 1 1 Does not appear 1 3 1 1½ 13½
5  Divya Deshmukh (India) 2500 0 1½ 0 3 1 0 0 1½ Does not appear 1½ 1½ 10
6  Koneru Humpy (India) 2535 0 1 1 0 1 1½ 1 1½ 1 1 Does not appear 9

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